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Peer reviewedDuPaul, George J.; Eckert, Tanya L. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1998
Reviews empirical studies that have reported the effects of academic interventions with students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Reviews intervention in the general categories of peer tutoring, computer-assisted instruction, task and instructional modifications, and strategy training. Finds peer tutoring and task…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedTopping, Keith J.; Paul, Terry D. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
Explores the relationship between practice at reading, student reading performance, and organizational features using data from a computer-assisted student self-assessment of reading comprehension program (The Accelerated Reader). Finds student reading ability strongly positively related to amount of in-school reading practice; amount of reading…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedVollands, Stacy R.; Topping, Keith J.; Evans, Ryka M. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
A quasi-experimental action research evaluated a program for computerized self-assessment of reading comprehension (The Accelerated Reader) in two schools in severely socio-economically disadvantaged areas. Finds the program, even when less than fully implemented, yielded gains in reading achievement superior to gains from regular classroom…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
